Mason Mount has fired a warning at Birmingham City - we’re in a dangerous mood.

The Derby County midfielder has been revelation since joining the Rams on loan from Chelsea in the summer, and his displays under Frank Lampard have been rewarded with a call-up by Gareth Southgate to the full England squad.

Derby are in good form, remaining unbeaten in any of their previous five league games, and they were only narrowly defeated by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.

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Mount, who played against his parent club in London, believes that, despite the loss midweek, the Rams remain on a high and though Blues pose a threat of their own - Garry Monk’s side are of course enjoying the longest beaten run in the entire division - Derby are prepared for the test.

“We’ve got so much confidence,” Mount told the Derby Telegraph. “We saw that in the way we played against Middlesbrough, and the way we went to Chelsea, created chances and were on top at times in the game.